"You can't tell Father about the Immortal Transformation Pill yet, because if Father knows, your brothers will definitely know too."
After listening to Su Mochen's explanation, Jing Zhe nodded.
"You could say that..."
So Su Mochen explained her idea to Emperor An: their Heaven and Earth Sect had a unique cultivation technique, which, when combined with a special medicine, allowed those at the Grandmaster level to extend the lifespan of ordinary people by consuming their own internal energy.
Now that Jing Zhe has become a Grandmaster, he can extend Emperor An's lifespan by expending his own internal energy.
Thus, helping Emperor Ande prolong his life became the only thing that mattered, and even if others knew about it, there was nothing they could do.
Jing Zhe thought about it and felt that this was not a bad idea.
He was pleased to receive a positive reply and continued, "I will tell Father about this. If Father asks, then you can say it as I have said."
Jing Zhe nodded and said, "Then let's not rush to give His Majesty the Immortal Transformation Pill. We can wait until the Jinxi matter is settled before we talk about it."
Su Mochen agreed, but then she suddenly blushed, as if she had thought of something.
"that…"
Seeing Su Mochen's hesitant manner, Jing Zhe became interested.
"What's wrong, Mo Chen?"
"Have you ever wondered why none of my second sister and the others are pregnant?"
"..."
Jing Zhe paused for a moment, then nodded.
He had indeed thought about this question, but he was too embarrassed to tell anyone—what could he say?
If he only had one woman, one might guess it was the woman's fault, but he has more than one woman, even a fool would know that it can only mean that the problem lies with him!
There were no hospitals that diagnosed infertility in this era, so he didn't know how to deal with it and could only keep it to himself.
Since his first time with Wang Yingqiu, he had relationships with five other women, but none of them got pregnant, which made him very irritable.
At this moment, Su Mochen said, "Actually, this is due to the cultivation techniques of our Heaven and Earth Sect. My master mentioned it to me back then..."
"Um?"
Hearing this, Jing Zhe was speechless: Could it be that their Heaven and Earth Sect's cultivation method is to prevent infertility?
A bitter feeling welled up inside me: It really was his problem after all…
"However, now that you've broken through to the Grandmaster realm, this situation will no longer exist... So, you'll have to be careful from now on!"
"..."
Jing Zhe was taken aback at first, then overjoyed.
"So that way, I can have children in the future?"
Su Mochen nodded, but then pouted, "Don't be so happy yet, it doesn't happen every time..."
Jing Zhe didn't care at all. After all, even normal people can't be right every time. Seeing that Su Mochen was a little unhappy, he immediately understood: "What, Mochen also wants to have a child with me?"
Su Mochen pouted, "Even if I wanted it, I'd have to wait until you married me! I'm afraid by then, our child would be so far in the birth order!"
"Then I can have it now!"
"don't want!"
Su Mochen remained adamant: "It has to wait until you marry me officially! Otherwise, don't even think about it!"
"Should I ask His Majesty for my hand in marriage right now?"
Su Mochen's eyes lit up, then dimmed again. He shook his head and said, "Let's forget about it! You're so busy, you still have to open a branch of the newspaper, and the matter in Jinxi hasn't been settled yet. I'm afraid Father won't be in the mood. Only after all these things are settled can you propose marriage!"
"Can Mo Chen wait?"
"Whether you can wait or not, you have to wait!"
Su Mochen shrugged and said, "Forget it, I started learning late anyway, so it's fine if the child starts late too!"
"..."
...
The next day was Lunar New Year's Eve.
Regardless of time or era, the Spring Festival is the most important festival of the year. On New Year's Eve, the family can finally gather together for a reunion dinner, which is the happiest and most fulfilling thing.
Today is a special day. The shops and stalls selling New Year's goods on the streets of the city only operate for half a day. Just after noon, they all go home to prepare a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.
Since he wasn't married yet, there was no such thing as the "Jing Mansion". On this day, Jing Zhe chose to take Hanhan and Zhu Xinning to the Prime Minister's Mansion to celebrate the New Year, just to have some fun.
For the kids, today is the happiest day. As long as they don't go too crazy, the parents choose to turn a blind eye, and they can play to their heart's content.
As night fell, a group of children lit a bonfire in the street. The mischievous kids kept throwing bamboo into the fire, listening to the crackling sound of the bamboo popping, and competing to see who could throw in the loudest bamboo.
This is the most traditional "firecracker," and it's what most poor children play with. As for fancy fireworks and firecrackers, they are too expensive for them. They can only see the white light shooting out from other people's yards and exploding in the sky. Every sound can cause the naughty children to scream.
Jing Zhe saw that Zhu Tangwen had also bought a lot of fireworks and was setting them off with Hanhan, his face beaming with joy.
Logically, having witnessed all sorts of large-scale fireworks displays in his previous life, Jing Zhe shouldn't have been interested in these fireworks at all. However, seeing them having so much fun, he couldn't help but join in…
Because the servants also need to celebrate the Spring Festival, and the Zhu family has already sent most of the servants with families home to celebrate, the sudden loss of so many servants makes it a bit difficult for the only remaining cook to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner for such a large family.
Therefore, although Zhu Xinning couldn't cook, she took Guizhi to the kitchen to help the only remaining chef.
Jing Zhe naturally wouldn't be idle either. He moved a small stool and sat in the corner to process the fresh fish he had just bought that morning. How could such an important day be complete without sweet and sour fish?
Jing Zhe knew exactly how to make sweet and sour fish, as he had loved this dish in his previous life. However, he had never eaten it since coming to this world, so this was a small test of his skills.
Zhu Xinning didn't know that Jing Zhe could cook. She naturally thought that Jing Zhe wanted to show off, but as for the food, she didn't take it seriously.
But when she saw Jing Zhe skillfully prepare the fish, make cuts on it, and sprinkle some seasonings on it, her expression became much more serious. Next, she saw Jing Zhe first deep-fry the fish, and in a short while, he fried a golden-brown carp with its head and tail sticking up.
She thought that was the end of it, but little did she know that this was just the beginning. Jing Zhe then heated oil in a wok and made a pot of sweet and sour soup. When the soup was poured over the fish, a strong aroma wafted out.
"Zhe'er, you can cook too?"
Without even tasting it, just by watching Jing Zhe's actions and smelling the aroma of the fish, Zhu Xinning could guess Jing Zhe's culinary skills.
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